Topic: FINANCE
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| Date: | 1500-1600 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of recuperare, from capere 'to take' |
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re‧cu‧pe‧rate
1MI [intransitive] to get better again after an illness or injury [= recover]
2BBBF [transitive] especially British English to get back money that you have spent or lost in business [= recoup, recover]: 
We've recuperated our losses.
We've recuperated our losses.3 [intransitive] to return to a more normal condition after a difficult time [= recover]: Winston proposed several ways for the industry to recuperate.
Winston proposed several ways for the industry to recuperate. —recuperation noun [uncountable]
noun [uncountable]